Photo ID: 113701 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 19 (MP 32.1, 1,059 ft) Boulder County, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 82, sporting the Phase 7 paint scheme, leads the westbound Zephyr as it enters the Upper Tunnel District. The train has left Crescent behind, and is approaching the east portal of Tunnel 19. In the distance, the main part of the construction on the increasing height of the dam at Gross Reservoir is nearly complete. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113700 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One last shot of a westbound oil train pulling out of the siding at Leyden on a day that I referred to as "Potpourri Sunday", as it offered a little bit of everything over the course of the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113699 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the eastbound Canyon Spirit here at Leyden, it is this unit oil trains turn to move. The engineer is throttling up and pulling west out of the siding. The train would only make it as far as Rocky before having to take the siding again, this time for the eastbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113698 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer As the day has progressed, some pretty serious clouds have started to move into the area. Fortunately, breaks to the south allowed for some nice lighting on the Canyon Spirit as it approaches a green signal at the west switch of Leyden. The clouds "bark" was louder than their "bite", as no precipitation was generated this afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113697 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Other than its departure time, the Canyon Spirit does not follow a super tight schedule when moving to its next destination. At times, the train will run a bit slower to offer riders the opportunity to take in the beauty of the passing landscape. As such, it is always hard to say if the train is early, on time, or late! Such is the case this afternoon. It is 4pm and the train is approaching the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113696 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP oil train departed North Yard shortly after 3pm, but only made it as far as Leyden when DS-378 aligned it into the siding to wait for the eastbound Canyon Spirit. No complaints from me! Leyden is a siding that seems to be very seldomly used these days. Dispatchers generally seem to prefer to use Rocky when given a choice between the two. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113695 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A nice low angle view of the eastbound Canyon Spirit on Big Ten curve brings in some of the afternoon clouds that are starting to build. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113694 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer On the north edge of Big Ten Curve, the eastbound Canyon Spirit has slow down to 10 MPH due to a slow order that Union Pacific currently has in effect. Not entirely clear why the slow order is out there as there was no wind at all today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113693 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The first revenue run of the Canyon Spirit is close to wrapping up the round trip from Denver to Salt Lake City and back. The GP40-3s do have a tendency to have quite a few mechanical issues...hopefully that is not the case for RMRX 8021 as a crew member checks something out in one of the access doors on the long hood as the train rolls east on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113672 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS002 (North Yard) Denver, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak has started applying the Phase 7 scheme to its Superliners. The required repainting is not nearly as complex as it is for the P42DCs. Here, a coach car has received the new Phase 7 stripe along its side. Not drastically different from the previous scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113671 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS002 (North Yard) Denver, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Always enjoy it when Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver unit, AMTK 203, makes an appears on the Zephyr. It was second out on the westbound train this Sunday morning, running about 90 minutes late as it passes by North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113670 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS002 (North Yard) Denver, CO 76 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There are three trains either on the move or ready to go in this shot on this Sunday morning. The California Zephyr is, of course, on the move on the Moffat mainline with AMTK 171 and AMTK 203 for power. Behind the Zephyr is UP's MNYGR, ready to depart North Yard to head to the Greeley Sub and head north to Cheyenne before headed to Green River, WY. Another train that will also head through Cheyenne on its journey is BNSF's Denver-Laurel manifest. The BNSF manifest will, of course, head north on the Front Range Sub. The train has received its track warrant and, after the Zephyr and the MNYGR depart, it will be BNSF's turn. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113669 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS002 (North Yard) Denver, CO 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr got trapped in Union Station this morning by BNSF's Denver-Laurel manifest. The manifest was working on pulling out of the yard, but the air test and DPU linking took longer than expected, and the Buck Lead was blocked by the manifest. Once the manifest cleared, the Zephyr could depart. In this shot, the BNSF Denver-Laurel is to the left of the Zephyr. The Zephyr is now on the Moffat main, the only track under CTC jurisdiction in this shot, as it passes by CP DS002. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113655 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I think this might be my favorite shot of the day of this Union Pacific passenger special that ran east on the Moffat and then south on the Joint Line. UP deadheaded the train from Grand Junction to Fraser last Sunday. It sat at Fraser until this morning when several VIPs, including UP CEO Jim Vena, boarded the train for a trip to Colorado Springs, CO. In this shot, the train is leaving the Rockies behind as it approaches the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113654 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A bit of a classic shot at Blue Mountain Drive, a Union Pacific passenger special is quickly headed east. Whether you love or hate Union Pacific, I think you'd have to admit that they do a great job with their passenger equipment. Their passenger trains tends to look very, very good. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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